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layout: single
property_name: animation-direction
---

<section id="animation-direction" class="property">
  <header class="property-header">
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    <h2 class="property-name">
      <a href="#animation-direction"><span>#</span>animation-direction</a>
    </h2>
    <div class="property-description">
      <p>Defines in which direction the animation is played.</p>

    </div>

      <div class="property-animation">
        <a class="button property-animation-toggle" data-property-name="animation-direction"></a>
      </div>
  </header>

    <style type="text/css">.animation-direction { animation-duration: 2s;animation-iteration-count: infinite; }</style>

    <style type="text/css">.animation-direction.is-animated { animation-name: fadeAndMove; }</style>



    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">
            <code class="example-default" data-tooltip="This is the property's default value">default</code>


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="animation-direction: normal;">animation-direction: normal;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>The animation is played <strong>forwards</strong>. When it reaches the end, it starts over at the first keyframe.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div animation-direction  square square--plum" id="animation-direction-normal">Hello<br>World</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#animation-direction-normal{ animation-direction:normal;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="animation-direction: reverse;">animation-direction: reverse;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>The animation is played <strong>backwards</strong>: begins at the last keyframe, finishes at the first keyframe.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div animation-direction  square square--plum" id="animation-direction-reverse">Hello<br>World</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#animation-direction-reverse{ animation-direction:reverse;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="animation-direction: alternate;">animation-direction: alternate;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>The animation is played <strong>forwards</strong> first, then <strong>backwards</strong>:</p>
<ul><li>starts at the first keyframe</li><li>stops at the last keyframe</li><li>starts again, but at the last keyframe</li><li>stops at the first keyframe</li></ul>
        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div animation-direction  square square--plum" id="animation-direction-alternate">Hello<br>World</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#animation-direction-alternate{ animation-direction:alternate;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="animation-direction: alternate-reverse;">animation-direction: alternate-reverse;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>The animation is played <strong>backwards</strong> first, then <strong>forwards</strong>:</p>
<ul><li>starts at the last keyframe</li><li>stops at the first keyframe</li><li>starts again, but at the first keyframe</li><li>stops at the last keyframe</li></ul>
        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div animation-direction  square square--plum" id="animation-direction-alternate-reverse">Hello<br>World</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#animation-direction-alternate-reverse{ animation-direction:alternate-reverse;}</style>
    </section>

</section>
